From the Front Page - Specials

*This is part of the series I'm doing for [abitsky.com](http://www.abitsky.com/?utm_source=LTB&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=guestpost) – where bitcoins meet traveling (and can purchase cheap flights).*
It's been nearly five years since [Laszlo bought two pizzas](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137.0) for 10,000 bitcoin – the first time anyone paid for a physical item using bitcoins. Since then, we have seen the currency's value jump to nearly $1,200 per coin before coming back to ... Read More

Update: LTBCOIN Asset Drop Incoming later tonight! 6/27/2014
Hey Reader,
Adam B. Levine here and happy to finally share the LTBCOIN project with you. If you’d like to dig into the more technical papers, you’ll find them here.
LTBCOIN is a brand new kind of thing - a crypto-rewards system where people who help LTB to be useful are rewarded for their efforts, and it’s built on Bitcoin!
Why is LTBCOIN Valuable?
Effective July 1st, 2014 LetsTa... Read More

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Could Bitcoin save society after a nuclear disaster? Brian Cohen looks back at the early history of the internet Vis-à-visARPANET and RAND. Then he uncovers unlcassified cold war documents ("Options for Accelerating Economic Recovery After Nuclear Attack") from FEMA regarding the circulation of alternative currencies, property rights and a fractured Federal Reserve System after a nuclear strike by the Soviet Union. Finally we catch up with DARPA's latest grant for an altcoin called TorCoin (a.k.a DARPACoin). Read More

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The essence of the patent is a system whereby a decentralized currency such as Bitcoin is stored in a secure environment known as a Vault and a smaller unsecured portion of funds are stored in an unsecured Wallet.
With cryptocurrency thefts in the news as the price hovers near $1000 each, Brian Cohen catches another patent in this LTB exclusive. Read More

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Hot on the heels of Chase's mystery patents last month, patent documents from IBM reveal interesting plans for the digital currency market. IBM's new filing is much less vague and even less competitive, it seems; rather than outlining a whole new currency solution, it sounds like IBM plans to unite the currencies of the world to a degree we've never seen... if all goes well. Read More

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Ever wanted to start your own Let's Talk Bitcoin!? Now's your chance! LTB is turning into a network in addition to the twice weekly show, and we're looking for promising teams and individuals to create the next generation of Cryptocurrency content!

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BREAKING - Over the American Thanksgiving holiday, the US Patent and Trademark Office published the details of a patent application filed by JPMorgan Chase in August.
The patent suggests Chase bank is attempting to construct a rival digital-cash network with a number of startling similarities to existing Bitcoin protocol- Brian Cohen has first details. Read More